Plant Evolutionary Biology at UC Berkeley
Plant and Microbial Biology
University of California, Berkeley
The Specht Lab focuses on studies in Plant form and function. We use traditional morphological techniques combined with molecular and evolutionary biology to study the natural diversity of plants and to help better understand the forces creating and sustaining this diversity.
Some topics that we are currently investigating include:
Our research incorporates elements of systematics, population genetics and developmental biology to study the patterns and processes associated with plant speciation.